Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1071 The Emerging Words, the Key to Breaking the Stalemate
The clanging of weapons resounded in the space before the Moyun Cave, causing the already shaken space to sway even more.

The guests at the banquet could even see the faint fault lines and cracks between them in the space.

That was a spatial rift powerful enough to tear apart the flesh and blood of these top-tier demon gods.

Beyond them, ordinary Taiyi cultivators, and those below Taiyi, had absolutely no chance of survival in the face of such spatial rifts.

Space and time are the two layers between Taiyi.

Among the Taiyi, the most common type is those who have neither touched upon time nor comprehended space.

Having comprehended the workings of space, a Taiyi cultivator could easily subdue and kill ordinary Taiyi cultivators by simply creating some cracks in the space itself…

Those Taiyi that touch upon time are another level within Taiyi.

Their very existence already places them among the top tier of Taiyi.

In that instant when time froze, they could easily suppress and kill those Taiyi who had comprehended the secrets of space.

Similarly, Taiyi, having touched upon the concept of time, thus possesses the most basic qualification to face Da Luo.

Although they cannot control time and space, they can feel the ripples emanating from it.

When the Great Luo Immortals wage war across time and space, they can also sense the crisis emanating from that time and space. Then, under the protection of the Dao Ancestor's 'rules,' they are not completely unaware of the dangers that cause them to disappear from this world, their very existence vanishing into nothingness.

Only a Taiyi at this level would be able to eliminate them without causing any damage or being noticed by the other Da Luos.

Only those who have reached this level of Taiyi can be considered 'useful' to Da Luo.

Only their power can be 'seen' by the Great Luo Immortals...

Above this level, the vast majority of guests at this banquet are at a higher level.

This is the pinnacle.

It sounds like the word "top-tier" is extremely rare...

But just think about it, how big is this sky?

How long is the history of Pantian...?

This world is so vast, this history so long... and the more powerful a cultivator is, the less likely they are to die...

Through generations of accumulation, the number of those supreme Taiyi masters naturally grew to a considerable size.

For these top-tier Taiyi masters, their cultivation has already reached a certain 'limit' and a certain 'perfection'.

For them, time had only one meaning: to accumulate magical power. But for them at this moment, that accumulated magical power was the most unnecessary thing.

For the most elite Taiyi practitioners at this level, the greatest opportunity to advance lies in triggering the chance to reach the Great Luo realm.

In a sense, these Taiyi beings who have already touched upon space and time have almost reached the end of their Taiyi path.

In reality, these top-tier Taiyi masters, and only those who go a step further—become beings at the level of Yang Jian and Nezha.

It is an existence beyond limits.

Although they are still at the Taiyi level, in reality, their existence is equivalent to half of the Daluo level.

Even the true Great Luo Immortals would regard them as fellow Daoists, as equal chess players—not as chess pieces.

This kind of 'beyond limits' existence is what almost all the Great Luo Immortals in these five great worlds are striving for.

These are also the Great Luo Immortals of the Five Great Realms who aspire to reach the level of their own incarnations.

Originally, Nezha was an existence at this level.

However, Ling Xuzi was only a top-tier Taiyi Demon God, still one step away from this transcendent level.

But at this moment, the power of killing was touched.

When the traces of slaughter that had fallen from the human realm and from the forbidden land of the Great Luo were stirred by Ling Xuzi and condensed on his sword, it finally crossed the boundary between the "pinnacle" and the "transcendental," becoming a rare existence in the Five Great Worlds.

"Beyond the limit!" In that instant, feeling the changes here, even the extraterrestrial Great Luo who had sent his avatar to his death couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

It broke our hearts!

It broke our hearts!

In the shadow of the World Tree, under the mediation of the top-tier Grand Luo Immortals of the Five Great Realms, everyone reached a simple agreement—not to easily attack each other.

They all pursued the power of 'transcending limits' within the Taiyi level.

As agreed, all the Great Luos agreed on one thing.

That is, whoever masters the transcendent power at the Taiyi level first will gain an advantage in this calamity.

—If so, then the one who has mastered the power beyond limits is not an ordinary Taiyi, but one of his own avatars. That first-mover advantage will directly turn into a three-way victory.

After all, those ordinary 'transcendent' Taiyi have at most a cooperative relationship with Daluo. It is absolutely impossible for them to align their will with that of Daluo and to put Daluo's interests above all else!

This kind of 'insufficiently independent' Taiyi could never touch the power of 'beyond limits'.

However, if that transcendent being is one's own avatar, then the situation is entirely different.

No one could have imagined that a Taiyi who had transcended limits would be the incarnation of another Daluo—and similarly, the Daluo in those chess games would not be as well prepared when facing this Taiyi who had transcended limits.

The immense value of this transcendent Taiyi incarnation is self-evident...

But now, everyone watching the banquet on Mount Jilei is certain of one thing.

This Ling Xuzi, who has just broken through the limit, from the pinnacle to the transcendent, is surely going to die!

After such a humiliation of the White Tiger Guardian God, there was no way he could survive.

Even if he survives the attack from the Qiankun Circle, the Great God of the Three Altars Sea will continue to attack until he is killed.

If even the Three Altars Sea Gathering Gods cannot kill Ling Xuzi—then there is Yang Jian.

And, at this moment, the White Tiger Supervisor God-King is holding his sword.

Amidst the ensuing battle, the sword that the White Tiger Supervisor God Lord had placed on the table throbbed violently.

On the scabbard that held the sword, rays of light burst forth—it was unclear whether the light was the reflection of the stars on it or the light emanating from the sword's sharp edge that pierced through the scabbard's barrier.

Compared to Nezha and Yang Jian, the White Tiger Supervisor Goddess who is holding the sword at this moment is one of the real dead ends that Ling Xuzi has to face.

When Ling Xuzi crossed the boundary between Nezha and Yang Jian and faced the White Tiger Guardian God, it signified the beginning of the struggle between the two.

Ultimately, the White Tiger Supervisor of War was determined to reclaim the power of war from Ling Xuzi. So, taking a step back, Ling Xuzi defeated Nezha and Yang Jian, and thus took the power of war back from the White Tiger Supervisor of War.

What he would face next was Qin Qiong, who had already drawn his mace and spear, the number one martial arts immortal in the world, the most skilled in killing.

In any case, the human race would never allow the power of killing that could cause changes in the world to fall into the hands of the demon race and be wielded by a demon god.

Then, take another step back...

Even Qin Qiong, the number one martial arts immortal, died at the hands of Ling Xuzi...

Then there's Ao Bing, the Great Dragon God who upholds Heaven and righteousness, and the Great Luo Immortal of West Kunlun who can intervene at any time...

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Ling Xuzi is doomed to die, with no chance of survival.

Such a Taiyi incarnation, which transcends the limits, even has an extremely slight possibility of winning the Dao struggle, touching the Great Luo, touching the fundamental secret of Pantian... is about to perish here.

One can only imagine how heartbroken that Great Luo from beyond the realm must be at this moment.

In that instant, this Great Luo from beyond the realm even wanted to personally step forward to protect his avatar.

But he also knew... it would be better if he didn't take action.

However, if he were to make a move, his avatar would be even less likely to be saved.

……

"Ling Xuzi".

On the execution platform of the Heavenly Court, looking at the changes that had occurred before the Cloud-Piercing Cave, Ao Bing's brows furrowed slightly, and his heart pounded with apprehension.

In Ao Bing's eyes, Ling Xuzi was not a piece that should die on the chessboard right now, no matter what.

After all, although it is an incarnation of a Great Luo from beyond the realm, it has already undergone the baptism of humanity.

He and the Great King of Nanshan are currently the only two incarnations of a Great Luo Immortal from beyond the realm that Ao Bing has confirmed...

Most importantly, these two incarnations have been 'tainted' by Pan Tian's humanity, while the Great Luo from beyond the realm is completely unaware of this.

The existence of these two incarnations is like two unpredictable anchor points.

As long as they are alive, they can silently corrupt the true forms of those two extraterrestrial Great Luo Immortals...

This allowed Pan Tian's power to spread to the outer realms in an extremely secretive way, influencing the outer realms.

Even the creation of the outer realms wouldn't care about this situation, nor would they delve into it—after all, in their eyes, this influence was a change brought about by that Great Luo comprehending the secrets of Pan Tian, ​​rather than a change brought about by that Great Luo being corrupted by Pan Tian.

The distinction between primary and secondary matters is of paramount importance.

"This is indeed an unprecedented calamity... The situation within a calamity is constantly changing... Moreover, no one knows how the situation will change..."

Ao Bing was deep in thought.

In that instant, Ao Bing even considered whether to use the anchor point of Yuan Tian to rewind the timeline of this calamity and push the timeline back to before Ling Xuzi said the words he shouldn't have.

However… after careful consideration, Ao Bing ultimately gave up on such an idea.

The spacetime between the five great realms has long since converged due to their interaction...

Any change in spacetime in one great world will affect other great worlds and leave traces in those other great worlds.

In such a situation, even with the anchor point of Yuantian to constrain the spacetime of Pantian and reshape the spacetime of Pantian... such things cannot be done too much.

Otherwise, it would definitely be noticed by powerful figures from outside the realm—especially those who created the world.

In other words, this means of reshaping spacetime is the ultimate safety net, a means that can only be used when the game has reached a point of no return.

It should not be used as a common method.

Even last time, when the Buddha Subduing Dragon achieved the Great Luo realm, Ao Bing didn't travel back in time. Instead, he merely used the anchor point of the Primordial Heaven to send a message to Yinglong from the 'past,' requesting Yinglong's help...

Now, no matter what, Ling Xuzi's matter can never compare to the matter of the Arhat Subduing Dragon.

Even regarding the matter of the Arhat Subduing Dragon, Ao Bing couldn't reverse time and space, so naturally, he couldn't do the same with Ling Xuzi either.

"We can't just use the same old trick and send a message to the Bull Demon King, can we?" Ao Bing's heart skipped a beat.

"No, why bother with that old ox..."

"And we can just send a message to my senior sister directly through that old anchor point."

As Ao Bing had been 'expecting', he took out the plain-colored cloud banner and held it horizontally in front of him, ready to make a move.

As the anchor point of Yuantian moved slightly, the expression of the White Tiger Supervisor God at the Bull Demon King's banquet for pacifying the heavens also became slightly dazed.

Immediately, a memory surfaced in her mind.

That was a conversation she had with Ao Bing before she received the invitation.

"Senior Sister, there's one thing you need to be careful about when you go to that old bastard Niu's banquet," Ao Bing said calmly.

"Oh?" The White Tiger Supervisor God Lord feigned curiosity—after all, it was a banquet for a Great Luo Immortal.

Ao Bing was able to foresee what would happen at the banquet.
"It's not a prediction." As if sensing the thoughts of the White Tiger Supervisor God, Ao Bing simply smiled, "It's just a speculation."

"The demon race is known for its ruggedness, disregarding etiquette and having few taboos."

"Therefore, at that banquet, the demon gods of the demon race, after drinking to their hearts' content and becoming quite drunk, might have one of them suddenly say something unpleasant."

"If it is some other demon god who is talking nonsense, then so be it. Fight them if they should, kill them if they should—that way, we can take advantage of the situation to step into the calamity."

"But there are some demon gods who are exceptions."

"For example, the demon god who touched the power of killing."

"After your conflict with Da You, the power of killing and conquest will mostly fall into your hands, with the remaining small portion falling into the hands of the demon race."

"What if, at that banquet, a demon god suddenly comprehends the true meaning of killing and gathers the scattered power of killing..."

"If you kill him, the power of killing will instantly be transferred to one person."

“At that time, you attained the Great Luo on the spot… but that was just an ordinary Great Luo.”

"Don't forget, your foundation is not the power of killing."

"From beginning to end, that power of killing was merely a means for you to enter the calamity."

(End of this chapter)